Planning Permission: Appeals

Priti Patel: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many planning appeals in each category the Planning Inspectorate considered in each of the last five years; and how many and what proportion of such appeals were (a) upheld and (b) dismissed.

Bob Neill: The total number of planning appeals in each category (i.e. type of development) considered in each of the last five years and the proportion that were upheld and dismissed is shown in the yearly following tables.
	
		
			 2006 
			   Upheld Dismissed 
			 Category Total decisions Number Percentage Number Percentage 
			 Major dwellings (10 or more) 1,381 453 33 928 67 
			 Major offices 10 6 64 4 36 
			 Major manufacturers/stores/warehouses 18 7 39 11 61 
			 Major retail 31 12 39 19 61 
			 Mineral workings 3 3 100 0 0 
			 Other major development 224 104 46 120 54 
			 Minor dwellings (less than 10) 6,906 1,898 27 5,008 73 
			 Minor offices 103 33 32 70 68 
			 Minor manufacturers/stores/warehouses 123 42 34 81 66 
			 Minor retail 213 81 38 132 62 
			 Other minor development 3,183 1,320 41 1,863 59 
			 Householder development 5,756 1,974 34 3,782 66 
			 Change of use 1,729 648 37 1,081 63 
		
	
	
		
			 2007 
			   Upheld Dismissed 
			 Category Total decisions Number Percentage Number Percentage 
			 Major dwellings (10 or more) 1,284 488 38 796 62 
			 Major offices 14 8 57 6 43 
			 Major manufacturers/stores/warehouses 24 16 67 8 33 
			 Major retail 27 14 52 13 48 
			 Mineral workings 11 3 27 8 73 
			 Other major development 325 129 40 196 60 
		
	
	
		
			 Minor dwellings (less than 10) 6,524 1,871 29 4,653 71 
			 Minor offices 99 43 43 56 57 
			 Minor manufacturers/stores/warehouses 85 37 44 48 56 
			 Minor retail 207 89 43 118 57 
			 Other minor development 3,442 1,511 44 1,931 56 
			 Householder development 6,655 2,409 36 4,246 64 
			 Change of use 1,834 718 39 1,116 61 
		
	
	
		
			 2008 
			   Upheld Dismissed 
			 Category Total decisions Number Percentage Number Percentage 
			 Major dwellings (10 or more) 1,344 431 32 913 68 
			 Major offices 20 10 50 10 50 
			 Major manufacturers/stores/warehouses 23 18 78 5 22 
			 Major retail 32 14 44 18 56 
			 Mineral workings 15 7 47 8 53 
			 Other major development 349 155 44 194 56 
			 Minor dwellings (less than 10) 7,525 2,072 38 5,453 72 
			 Minor offices 133 51 38 82 62 
			 Minor manufacturers/stores/warehouses 118 41 35 77 65 
			 Minor retail 166 68 41 98 59 
			 Other minor development 2,538 1,014 40 1,524 60 
			 Householder development 7,049 2,515 36 4,534 64 
			 Change of use 1,767 706 40 1,061 60 
		
	
	
		
			 2009 
			   Upheld Dismissed 
			 Category Total   d  ecisions Number Percentage Number Percentage 
			 Major dwellings (10 or more) 814 310 38 504 62 
			 Major offices 16 7 44 9 56 
			 Major manufacturers/stores/warehouses 12 7 58 5 42 
			 Major retail 22 14 64 8 36 
			 Mineral workings 7 4 57 3 43 
			 Other major development 268 133 50 135 50 
			 Minor dwellings (less than 10) 6,299 1,720 27 4,579 73 
			 Minor offices 124 49 40 75 60 
			 Minor manufacturers/stores/warehouses 99 29 29 70 71 
			 Minor retail 185 83 45 102 55 
			 Other minor development 2,305 949 41 1,356 59 
			 Householder development 6,897 2,450 36 4,447 64 
			 Change of use 1,371 540 39 831 61 
		
	
	
		
			 2010 
			   Upheld Dismissed 
			 Category Total   d  ecisions Number Percentage Number Percentage 
			 Major dwellings (10 or more) 644 231 36 413 64 
			 Major offices 8 5 63 3 38 
			 Major manufacturers/stores/warehouses 16 5 31 11 69 
			 Major retail 37 22 59 15 41 
			 Mineral workings 8 2 25 6 75 
			 Other major development 219 104 47 115 53 
			 Minor dwellings (less than 10) 4,675 1,158 25 3,517 75 
			 Minor offices 92 34 37 58 63 
			 Minor manufacturers/stores/warehouses 133 48 36 85 64 
			 Minor retail 330 116 35 214 65 
			 Other minor development 1,585 663 42 922 58 
			 Householder development 6,581 2,312 35 4,269 65 
			 Change of use 1,530 .535 35 995 65